Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. Gibbons Allensworth has been nom
mated by the democrats of Caroline for the
House of Delegates.
Mr. VIM. f. Strother has announced him.
self republican candidate for the Legisa-
ture from Fouquier county.
The local option executive committee of
Loudoun have determined not to nominate
a candidate for the Legislature.
The house in which lived Simon Kenton.
the celebrated Indian fighter and the rival
of Daniel Boone, is still standing, about
three miles from Warrenton.
Rev. R. II. McKim, of New Orleans, will
reach Wildwood, Clarke county, on Satur.
day, and on Sunday will begin ten days
mission in Christ church there.
Lieut.. J. A. Hartman, of Staunton, who
graduated this year from West Point, was
married at Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday TO
Miss Elizabeth Skunk, grand daughter of
ex-Gov Skunk.
Yesterday Gen. Williams G. Wickham
was renominated for the State Senate from
the Hanover district and Mr.. r. H. Card
we'll for the House from Hanover county by
the democratic convention.
The relatives of Pitgury, the baggagemas.
ter who was killed in the accident at Green.
wood depot, on the G. & O. r. R., q few
weeks ago, expect to institute suit for
$4,000 against the company.
The oyster gunboat Chesapeake captured
schooner engaged in illegal longing IN
Tanners creek on Tuesday. The crew es
capped to the shore and the vessel was turn
cd over to the county authorities.
Detective Wilkes, of Staunton, is in To
ronto, Can, lookisg after the extradtion of
Charles E. Clnedist and George NJ. Bodell,
formerly carriage manufacturers Of Stauu'
ton, and charged with forgery in that place.
The barn, stables, and other outhouses of
Mrs. Maria Louisa Ball, of Northumberland
county, containing wheat and other grain,
were burned last Saturday night The less
| was $1,000 1t is thought the buildings were
| set on fire.
Mr.. G.. B. Burton, who lives near Stevens.
burg Culpeper county, was shot on last
| Monday night by q colored man named
| Lloyd ] Johns, the ball entering the face imme.
diateIy beneath the eye, and it is thought
impossible for Mr. B. to live. Johns was ar
rested and jailed. The quarrel. it il rumor-
ed started from some trouble about Johns
wife and Mr.. Burton.
Yesterday morning, as q droye of cattle
were being driven to the depot at Warren
ton for shipment, large bull attempted to
jump the new iron gate just put up at the
cemetery, and by his weight almost com :.
pletely demolished it. The gate, which is q
very stout one, with the fence, cost the cor
poration of Warrenton 81, 100 in Ohio re-
Gently.
The little son of Alex Mann, of Rich
mond, was caught under horseshoe ms
chine at tho Tredegar Iron Works on the
18th aud horribly crushed. His leg was
broken in three places and his hip driven
into his body The boy lived six hours.
The father Of the child has instituted a suit
for $50, 900 against thu Tredegar Company,
alleging that the machine WAS not properly
secured.
The thunder storm that visited the north
eastern portion of Rappahannock county on
Thursday evening of last week did consider.
able damage. A colored woman in Mr.. ID.
W. SiIvey s kitchen was stunned by light
ming, and there were killed by the same ole
ment two COWS belonging to Mrs. S. M.
Spindle, one to Mr.. G. A. Briggs and one to
colored woman. Also two colts belonging
to Mr.. VIM. Boyce. Mr.. Basil Gordon had
eleven fine stacks of hay burned.